This build revolves around the Bladestorm skill, a whirlwind of spinning shurikens that obliterate anything in their path. It's fast, effective, and surprisingly tanky for a Rogue, offering excellent defense while melting through enemies with Last Epoch gold insane single-target damage.

I originally started this build in Hardcore mode, and while I did lose my character due to a bug (I was rank one on the Rogue ladder at the time), I still had a blast with it. Even in high corruption levels (close to 400), the Bladestorm Rogue felt incredibly strong. Leveling was smooth, and I breezed through monoliths starting from level 30 without any real issues.

For those of you looking to build this from the ground up, I've based my progression on Lizard's Bladesong guide from Maxroll, but I've tweaked it to fit my playstyle. If you're looking for an easy-to-follow filter that works from level 1 to 100, I've included one in the description.

Leveling: Early Game to Mid-Game

The journey begins by leveling up with Shadow Daggers. This sub-skill works wonders early on, and you'll pair it with your Bladestorm to maximize damage. Shadow Daggers trigger off other skills, including Bladestorm, and deal tons of damage as you stack physical damage, added melee damage, and crit multi.

In the beginning, you'll be using skills like Umblades to stack those Shadow Daggers, helping you deal with enemies until you hit level 70 or so. During this period, you won't be focusing on shurikens, but once you hit the later levels, you'll transition into the Shuriken DPS build.

By the time you hit level 70, you'll swap over to focusing heavily on Shurikens, which will be your primary source of damage. With the right nodes, shurikens can stack up quickly, creating a swirling vortex of blades around you that decimates enemies. The transition to this setup is seamless and allows you to buy Last Epoch gold keep scaling your damage throughout the game.